About the design
Designed by Phil Morrison with high speed off wind performance in mind. The hull design was influenced by Phil's design work on International 14s. Big Issue has a double bottom with a raised shear line and so you can nearly sit in it!

The original rig was radical with a jib boom, raised main boom, large main and a novel centreboard. The rig is now more conventional. The boat has at times shown bursts of phenomenal speed both upwind and downwind and has proven to be a good all rounder with good tacking ability in light winds

Designer: Phil Morrison

Builders:

• Wreck 'em Boats
• Aadvark Technologies